witch's mark
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of witch's mark
First recorded in 1620–30
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Before Ziggy gets her burn patched up by Nurse Lane, she sees a sketch of the witch’s mark in Lane’s office and then, later on, Cindy and Tommy find the book when they’re snooping in the infirmary.
From Los Angeles Times
Slater reads aloud, “the deal was made with the devil. Sarah Fier cut off her wicked hand on Satan’s stone in exchange for eternal life, scarring the soil beneath with the witch’s mark bringing darkness upon the land.”
From Los Angeles Times
The connection between the witch’s mark, the curse, Shadyside and the killings will unfold in “Fear Street: 1666.”
From Los Angeles Times
Following that altercation, Ziggy discovers Nurse Lane’s book with a sketch of the witch’s mark when she’s searching the infirmary.
From Los Angeles Times
Later on, the teens discover not only a carving of the witch’s mark in the cave, which is where Sarah Fier made a deal with the devil, but also a map.
From Los Angeles Times
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.